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The Opposition

God where do we start? A few seasons back Luton were seen as a beacon for smaller clubs such as ourselves to follow. A club with a less then attractive stigma attached to it were suddenly uprooting trees throughout the leagues rising to the Championship under the guidance of our very own Mr Newell. Luton were fast becoming a team of outstanding young talent pushing and vying with the big wannabes for a place in the Premiership. Alas as all things football it didn't last but none would ever have envisaged such a chaotic destruction. Sure Bradford, Oxford, Rotherham and ourselves have all crashed through the leagues like the stock markets on the way to a global recession but none can compare to Luton’s situation now. Though Oxford are sat in the Blue Square league they have yet to hit administration nor have they got to look upon a crumbling stadium, which is nothing but soul destroying. The utterly mind boggling 27 point deduction turned this league into nothing more then a farcical year when a team like ourselves who have been nothing but the worse team in the entire football league can sit happily 23 points clear of the bottom place. Nonetheless Luton fans were preparing themselves for a screw them all attitude reminiscent of Leeds last season but the revolution has hardly been sweeping and more of a stuttering learner yet to master hill starts. Those three wins would be nothing but a godsend to us right now but for a club like Luton in their predicament it needed to be better, a lot better. To the credit of the Luton fans they have been nothing but brilliant with their support to The Hatters, averaging just over 6,500. The team can boast the third best following in the league and though it seems relegation is still at hand that glimmer of hope will keep them fighting till it's impossible.

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Town boast a good record over Luton, especially in the last 20 years. Grimsby even managed a double over the Hatters in their 2003-2004 relegation season in League One when the pair last met.

P 39 W 15 D 12 L 12 F 72 A 61

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Last Meeting

Grimsby 3 Luton 2 (Tue 24th February 2004)

Town came from behind with talisman Phil Jevons instrumental in a morale-boosting win.

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